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[quote=Anonymous]1. Medicine will soon be a vastly different field, and understanding data and interpreting the rapidly growing body of literature will be imperative - can't fake this understanding so need technically capable MDs
2. Diagnosis will largely be driven by algorithm, and less will need to be memorized; but a solid understanding of medical informatics will be beneficial - we'll need far fewer MDs, but more nurses and techs to do the actual care
3. Organic chemistry and physics have very little use in medical school, unless you plan on doing bench research - if not interested in bench research, would replace with 2 semesters of biostats and 2 semesters of sociology or psychology, which are much more relevant for all fields in medicine
4. I think we all should want medical school admissions to remain competitive - maintains quality
Bonus: IIT is not equivalent to Harvard (or MIT, which may be more relevant comparison) - no significant discovery from there, no Nobel prizes; I would challenge you to find a student who would choose IIT over a top 10 US university :)

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